Do you think free will exists? Do we have control over our decisions, or are we just set on a predetermined path? Please elaborate.
When I was in year 10 I believed everyone was a product of their childhood, of things beyond their control. This idea ruined me, basically. This belief was one piece into the manifesto of my depression. I thought I was beyond help, and any evil I did was not the result of my choice but of external circumstances. I believed in God but I believed he was evil since he punished people for things they had no control of. No free will meant I could not rise beyond my addictions, and I blamed others for my problems. There was a lot of self pity and stagnation. I hated it. I hated everything.
Anyway I digress, my understanding of freewill was wrong, it was twisted. Freewill in its purest sense of "doing what thou wilt" doesn't exist. There is no such thing. One must understand there are external influences. The only free will one has is the freedom to choose between good and evil. These are the decisions that matter, and there is a part of ourselves that is detached, and can make the choice between right and wrong.
Sometimes we open ourselves to drugs, and this can impair our judgement but there is still a detached part that can say "I need help". Each decisions, each choice is a twist in our soul towards heaven or hell.
Other people's choices can also effect you, but how you react to it is under your control. There are definitely things beyond our control. But we can choose that which is within our circle of influence.
Anyway I digress, my understanding of freewill was wrong, it was twisted. Freewill in its purest sense of "doing what thou wilt" doesn't exist. There is no such thing. One must understand there are external influences. The only free will one has is the freedom to choose between good and evil. These are the decisions that matter, and there is a part of ourselves that is detached, and can make the choice between right and wrong.
Sometimes we open ourselves to drugs, and this can impair our judgement but there is still a detached part that can say "I need help". Each decisions, each choice is a twist in our soul towards heaven or hell.
Other people's choices can also effect you, but how you react to it is under your control. There are definitely things beyond our control. But we can choose that which is within our circle of influence.
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